Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure - April 2013
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Instructions Regarding TMEP April 2013
100 General Information
200 Application Filing Date
300 Filing and Receipt of Documents
400 Processing Documents and Fees
500 Change of Ownership
600 Attorney, Representative, and Signature
700 Procedure for Examining Applications
800 Application Requirements
900 Use in Commerce
1000 Applications Under Section 44
1100 Intent-to-Use Applications and Requests to Divide
1200 Substantive Examination of Applications
1300 Service Marks, Collective Marks, and Certification Marks
1400 Classification and Identification of Goods and Services
1500 Post-Examination Procedures
1600 Registration and Post-Registration Procedures
1700 Petitions, Requests for Reinstatement, and Other Matters Submitted to Director
1800 Public Inquiries about Applications and Registrations
1900 Madrid Protocol
Appendix A Examining Attorney’s Appeal Briefs
Appendix B Members of International Trademark Agreements
Appendix C Notes of Other Statutes
Appendix E Countries that Have Standard Character Marks or the Equivalent
Zipped version of the TMEP April 2013 in PDF format
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TMEP - Archived Editions
Click on the links below to view copies of the 4th - 8th editions and October 2012 version of the TMEP. Note: The TMEP is now identified by the month and year in which it is issued (i.e., April 2013). This is a change from prior versions, which were identified using edition and revision numbers. Please note that the current version is April 2013, published April 30, 2013.
- October 2012
- Eighth Edition (October 2011)
- Seventh Edition (October 2010)
- Sixth Edition, Revision 2 (May 2010)
- Fifth Edition (October 2007)
- Fourth Edition (April 2005)
